There are many things we can do and contribute to make Earth a better place. Many people have heard a lot about Recycling things but not so much about Reuse and Reduce. Reducing waste is the best option out of the 3Rs, it is the most effective way to manage waste by not creating it in the first place.
If you're thinking of throwing away an old item, you can come into place by Reusing it. Stop having the mindset that you can only throw the items away, you can start to brainstorm how you can reuse them in a better way or giving them away to someone who needs them more than you do. One's person's junk is another person's treasure.
In fact, the most commonly known Recycle is the last stage of the waste hierarchy. Here are 12 Ways you can Reuse, Reduce and Recycle at Home:
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1. Use Recycle-able Tupperware, not disposable containers
Other than using disposable items, try using the ones that are washable and recycle-able.
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2. Re-use Plastic Bags from Retail Shops
For future shopping, you can become less wasteful by reusing the plastic bags you already have. Or recycle the plastic bags for disposing of rubbish in your home. 
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3. Food Scraps
If you're unaware, there are many food skins that can be used for other things in the house. For example:
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3a. Eggshells are rich in calcium and when you put it under the soil of your plants it can boost growth and helps its structure to be stronger.
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3b. You can dye a white shirt to pink using Avocado's seed. Watch this:
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3c. Meat Bones are great for making homemade broth, save the bones and go for slow cooking and make some broth at home.
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3d. Fruits seeds can use for planting.
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3e. Apply the essence of Aloe Vera with Aloe Vera's Skin remainings on your whole body including your hair. Turn on a high-temperature water heater and enjoy the steam bath and homemade hair treatment.
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4. Reduce Food Waste
If each and every household waste a part of their food each day, we are wasting a lot of food in months and years to come. Let's do our part to reduce food wastage, buy and cook what you will eat only.
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5. Give away clothes that you don't need
Donate, don't toss. There are many ways you can donate your clothes than giving them to Salvation Army. There are a few groups/communities on Telegram and Facebook that you may post to give away your clothes/items that you don't need anymore.
Public Facebook Group to Bless:
Art Don't Throw
Freegan in Singapore
Public Telegram Group to Bless:
Sgfreebie
Repurposethrift
Dumpster Diving SG
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6. Choose Paperless Billing
Most places out there offer a digital version of invoices and receipts, reducing paper wastage by requesting digital copies.
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7. Stop buying stuff
One of the biggest things you can reduce wastage is to only buy what you really need. Stop buying unnecessary items as if there's a demand for each individual item, the production and manufacturing journey will never end.
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8. Use Metal Straw
Stop using disposable straw, some people will suggest Bamboo straw but I will say no too. Because it's not sustainable nor durable. From my past experience, I bought a few Bamboo straws but it turned out I used them twice and they became moldy. My suggestion is to use a Metal straw as it is easier to maintain, clean, and bring along.
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9. Buy Secondhand Products
If we keep buying new, factories will keep manufacturing. Often the best way to repurpose large household items is to purchase Secondhand as well as don't throw your old furniture, sell/give it to someone else who needs it.
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10. Learn to cook, make your own Food
One of the habits that could probably help to save the Earth is to, make food from scratch and from Nature. Go to the wet market, buy ingredients that use lesser packaging.
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11. Save your old Toothbrush
Don't toss away your Toothbrush if it's ain't bad condition. You can recycle it as a basin scrubber or some tiny-teeny corner that needs small brushes to clean it.
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12. Use both sides of Paper
I don't kind of encourage the usage of paper, but if you do ever need it. Make sure you've used both sides of the paper before you toss it into the Recycle bin.
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Benefits of Reducing and Reusing
>Prevents pollution caused by reducing the need to harvest new raw materials
>Saves energy
>Reduces greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change
>Helps sustain the environment for future generations
>Saves money
>Reduces the amount of waste that will need to be recycled or sent to landfills and incinerators
>Allows products to be used to their fullest extent
Benefits of Donation
>Prevents usable goods from going into landfills
>Helps your community and those in need
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